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Philly Bike Expo: Rodeo Labs Unveils New Traildonkey 4.0 w/ Downtube storage & Lock-Jaw!
Nov
Picture c. Rodeo Labs
This iteration of the Traildonkey is what Rodeo Labs is asking a “blank-sheet redesign” that’s pushing the envelope of what a single frameset is able to. Stating that it’s going to deal with all the things from on-road and off-road efficiency to tremendous ultra-distance bikepacking.
Rodeo Labs says that they have been utilizing a “new to them” monocoque development technique that allowed them to make use of extra methods to design and engineer the brand new Traildonkey 4.0. The brand new manufacturing technique allowed for smoother, extra elegant, and steady body traces.
As seen on the Philly Bike Expo: With 1000’s of take a look at miles on it, that is the primary ridable prototype of the Traildonkey 4.0. It has a uncooked end, sans clearcoat, paint, or different enhancements. Only a skinny layer of wax to guard it from the weather.
New Spork 3.0 is alleged to be slimmer, stronger and lighter with inside brake and dynamo routing.
Picture c. Rodeo Labs
Rodeo Labs additionally says that after 8 years of creating world-proven journey bicycles they’ve “distilled their finest concepts into the Traildonkey 4.0”, saying that the TD4 is their most developed Donkey in addition to one of the succesful and versatile drop-bar bicycles in the marketplace.
Including to the flexibility, the TD4 is prepared for a double up entrance in the event you see match.
The Traildonkey 4.0 has actual, usable down-tube storage accessible.
No annoying housing rattling round within the storage space, with the connected housing guides which are positioned contained in the downtube storage space.
Right here’s a shot of the prototype, rear, sliding horizontal drop-out. As you possibly can see within the picture above, there’s a “thumb wheel” slot on the entrance of the “Lock-Jaw” drop out on the chainstay. The mounted nut (which isn’t the place it’s purported to be within the image) has carried out away with the necessity for the thumb wheel. That slot won’t be within the manufacturing chainstay, leaving the manufacturing model far more refined.
From the appears of it, the toothed dropout will interface with related tooth on the nut, permitting for fine-tuning chainstay size and chain pressure for single rushing prospects, with out the power for the dropout to slide.
Rendering of what the manufacturing rear drop out will appear like with out the thumb wheels slot.
Reservations are actually open for a supply time of Spring 2023. The Traildonkey 4.0 will probably be accessible as a frameset module for $2975 or a whole (and customizable) construct. For pricing and detials of the builds, go right here for the three pre-configured buld selections.
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